The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-05-24


Officer Reynolds, of the Board of Health,
has peremptorily ordered Celestials not to
throw Stops into the streets or public places.
He has printed notices. in native and Eng
lish, posted in all public places, warning
them against this filthy practice.
Capt Bates, of the steamer w. G. Hall, re-
ports fine weather on his last trip to Puma
luu, Hawaii. Capt Bates says the fires from
the Volcano of Kilauea we're plainly visible
from Punaluu, showing signs of increased
activity, principally in the new lake.
On Sunday the clerk of the weather +"
treated the public to a change of weather
from rain to sunshine. Latterly people had
come to the conclusion that the Hilo clerk of
the weather was ruling in Honolulu, and was
dealing out the rain as if he were al home.
The "Gynberg Ballads" have gone off like
hot cakes. Nearly everyone not feeling right
until he had copy in his possession, and
then retired to quiet nook to have read
and hearty laugh over the subject matter
and the quaint cuts with which the work is
embellished.
Heavy rains have fallen the whole of the
past week, aud the roads are in their usual
condition-six inches of mud on the average
road, varied by holes of from one and half
to three feet in depth. There will probably
be an action or two for broken limbs if some
improvements are uOI uldue
To-day is the anniversary of the birthday
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of
Great Britain and Empress of India, who has
attained the age of sixty-eight years, and
who has sat on Britain's throne for nearly
fifty years, ruling wisely and weIl-deserving
7ad receiving the good opinions and enco-
@Gums Of all.
novel way of doing things seems to pre-
vail IN Honolulu RepnOflv RprataOia Straat |
has been repaired and graded, and almost
on the heels of the Road Supervisor comes
the water works people with new pipes, and |
proceed to dig up the road to lay the pipes. |
This may be an economical way of doing
things, but it don't strike the average mind
that way.
On Tuesday afternoon, a Chinaman, on |
the corner of King and Alapai streets, loaded |
up an old gun with a large charge of small |
shot and powder for the purpose of shooting /
birds. Unfortunately for John, the gun went |
off at the wrong end ana the Chinaman was |
laid out with his thumb nearly torn OF and |
an ugly wound IN the wrist and another in |
the arm. Dr.. McGrew attended to his wounds. |
y The attention of our readers is called to |
the advertisement of the Chauncy Hall School /
of Boston, Mass. This is one of the oldest |
and most favorably known literary institu- |
tions of New England in which some of the |
most distinguished men in American political /
and literary history of the present century /
have graduated. Some of our island boys |
also take pride in having had their names on |
its roll of honor.
A native on horseback from Koolau was I
seen leading Chinaman by means of rope /
and the mans hands tied, coming down the /
valley on Tuesday last. The Chinaman was |
caught stealing chickens and the native was |
bringing the prisoner to the Station House, |
and the latter looked as if be had had a rough I
deal. Why didn't the native telephone 70. /
the new prison van and bring John into town
in good shape?
BY the barkentine 5. N. Castle, sailing to-
day, Mrs. G. L. Hoyt and her sister, Mrs.
Champlain, leave for the Coast for short
ytt Mr.. G. L. Hoyt who left here in the
australia for a visit to Rochester, N. Y, to
see the ''old folks at home,' will meet Mrs.
Hoyt IN San Francisco, and they viii return
their Island home. Mr.. Sanborn, for